Program

18 Sep 2014 - 21 Sep 2014

Czech Design at London Design Festival: Oáza Collection

The oasis is an external place of refuge and repose. Designers Klára Šumová and Dirk Wright have internalised this concept with Oáza, a collection of furniture and interior accessories creating calm within the home. Maple, marble, aluminium and other natural materials are combined with special surface treatments such as galvanising and anodising, creating unexpected harmony and contemplative results. The Oáza collection is accompanied by a set of hand-cut glass lights, the ‘Grid’ collection, newly designed and developed for Preciosa chandelier manufacturers.

18 - 21 September 2014Tent London & Super Brands LondonOld Truman Brewery, Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QRStand K05 - 8m2 –
Hall T5
Thu 10am - 7pm, Fri & Sat 10am - 8pm, Sun 11am - 6pmAdmission: Trade, Public and Student visitors can attend all areas of the show in Tent London & Super Brands London,
multiple times from Thursday 18th to Sunday 21st. Visitors will be able to
purchase tickets online and on the door throughout the duration of the
exhibition.

Klára Šumová
(CZ)

Klára is an
independent product and interior designer based in Prague, with works extending
to the northern Czech Republic. In 2011 she graduated from the Academy of Arts,
Architecture and Design in Prague. She has worked and studied in Stockholm
(Note Design Studio), the Netherlands (Kiki van Eijk), Canada and Hungary,
providing research experiences that continue to inform her design process. In
addition to her self-initiated projects, she collaborates frequently with
manufacturers, craftsmen, galleries, and various modes of production. Recent
commissions include participation in the
Craft & Drawing exhibition during Depot Basel, chandeliers for Preciosa,
collaboration with Bakalowits during Passionswege – Vienna design week, window
designs in Prague for Hermés and Pietro Fillipi, exhibition curations and
ongoing contributions to lifestyle magazines.

Her interests
are primarily in the connections of individual cultures and the uses of objects
that span generations. There is special consideration to the histories of
surrounding ourselves with certain timeless elements, built collectively with
what nature provides. Klára primarily uses raw materials and combines them with
moments of human nature, allowing the details of these intimate relationships
to give rise to physical form.

Dirk is a
freelance graphic designer based in London and Prague, working primarily with
artists, designers and cultural institutions. Be it visual identities,
publications or installations, his conceptually-grounded outputs are influenced
by traditional craft and progressive technology. Evidence of this diverse
approach can be seen in the branding for Matchstick coffee (Vancouver) and
Bohemia Apartments (Prague), cover design for the Russian edition of Rem
Koolhaas' Delirious New York, and
product application in Oáza – a furniture collection launched in Prague with
Klára Šumová.

His work
experience includes design assistance for OK-RM (London) with projects for
Strelka Press (Moscow) and Kaleidoscope Magazine (Milan). He was most recently
in a supporting role to Matthew Appleton/Modern Activity, with London-based
clients including the Contemporary Art Society, Book Works, ArtAngel, and
Rizzoli (NY).www.dirkwright.com